# @juliamerwin on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNsKJVNc1U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36916776-juliamerwin-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8ef07d7254.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-11T11:59:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer (@juliamerwin) — https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin

## Caption

💪🏽How did I transform my upper body? I made my upper body lifts short, sweet & to the point! But let me explain👇🏽

🏋🏽‍♀️I used to lift super heavy on upper body days and my lifts would be just as long as my leg days even though I had very different upper body vs lower body goals! I really wanted to lean out my arms yet what I was doing just wasn’t working. 

I decided to make my upper body workouts shorter by cutting them down to only 20-30 minute lifts and instead of taking long rests between sets, I kept them short, which actually led to me having to use lighter weight in order to finish out all my reps! I then pair the quick lift with some low intensity steady state cardio!🫀This duo changed the game for me and I started seeing the results I was wanting pretty quickly!

The cool thing about working out is there’s no one “perfect” way to do things, it’s all about finding what works best for you and helps you reach your goals! My upper body days are definitely my most highly criticized workouts for people just starting any of my workout programs (“too easy” “too short” etc.), but over time they end up becoming people‘s favorite workouts of the week! Now that’s not me saying my upper body days are the best, but it does feel good to know what works for ME! Do what works for YOU! 

For all my workouts & programs (HIGHLY recommend SHRED Gym) head to my app!!! 

#personaltrainer #explore #fitnessmotivation #fitness #workout #lift #upperbodyworkout

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- **Views:** 3,808
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | Influencer |
| Lauren Jacaruso | @laurenjacaruso | https://gondola.cc/laurenjacaruso | Director of Partnerships |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | YouTuber |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | Fitness Trainer |

## Tags

personaltrainer, lift, workout, explore, upperbodyworkout, fitness, fitnessmotivation

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